Edmonton senior starts online petition to save old museum

85-year-old wants RAM building repurposed

June Acorn, 85, has started a petition to stop the demolition of the old provincial museum building. (Facebook)

June Acorn loves the Royal Alberta Museum. The 85-year-old loves it so much that she has started an online petition to save it from the wrecking ball.

"I think that there's a million things that could be done in that building," Acorn told CBC News on Tuesday. "When there is a good building that can last, then I think it is tragic to see it being torn down."

The Royal Alberta Museum was built in 1965 and closed Dec. 7, 2015.

Staff are still using the facility as they prepare for their new building in downtown Edmonton. They won't actually move out completely until late 2019.

The old Royal Alberta Museum building at 102nd Avenue and 129th Street (Royal Alberta Museum)

Alberta Infrastructure recently began asking for ideas on how to turn the site into a public green space once the museum finishes moving to its new site.

The province is accepting design proposals for green spaces until March 15 to decide whether it's a workable option.